Alt Ref NoDDSW/Med/7
Acc No3742
TitleMarriage Settlement
Description1. Raufe Lord of Graystoke, William Laton of Sproxton in the county of York squier, Thomas Pole of Kirkham in the said county squier, and Henry Gray of Barton in Ryedale in the said county squier 2. John Assheton knight, Raufe Assheton of Ffryton in the county of York knight, William Mirfeld of Howley in the said county squier and Thomas Wentworth of Chinosall in the said county squier, Piers Rowme of Beston 3. Thomas son and heir apparent of the foresaid John Lawrence Assheton parson of the church of Assheton and [peye] Roland late of Boston in the county of York gentleman That Thomas shall wed and take to wife Anne daughter of the said Lord and that the said Anne shall wed and take to husband the said Thomas the 14 October next coming after the day of these presents 22 Edward IV Vellum, three seals (intact), one seal missing In English
Date26 Sep 1472
Extent1 item
AdminHistoryA marriage settlement is a legal prenuptial conveyance of land in tail (i.e. of land descending only to specified descendants of the person concerned), usually vested in trustees, securing property and making financial provisions for the wife and generally for her children. The arrangements involved would be subject to resettlement in each new generation. Definition from A Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology 1450–2000. Peter Beal. Oxford University Press 2008
Related MaterialReferenced as ESRCA 10 by Michael Nevell in "Tameside 1066-1700"
FormatManuscript
TypeArchive
Ref NoGB131.3742/11/7
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